"A judge? Oh, that's lovely," Hazel replied, brightening up. "Emma's a willful girl. She always has been, in her own way. She's so much like her father that way."

"I apologize for my husband being gruff, Miss Cabot. He loves her best of all, that's why he's so grumpy about all this. If you think a judge will help make things better, than that sounds perfect."